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some romney advisers to keep the focus on the economy, some are saying romney should have a major foreign policy speech days after the debate. over the weekend, the white house was on the defensive after the friday's announcement that the deadly assault on the u.s. consulate in bengahzi was deliberate and organized. peter king of new york called on susan rice to resign as u.s. ambassador to the united nations after she initially claimed the attack on the consulate was part of the spontaneous protest after an anti-islamic video. yesterday paul ryan and john mccain slammed the administration's handling of the deadly attack. >> the response was slow, confused, inconsistent. they first said it was a youtube video and a spontaneous mob. we now know it was a planned terrorist attack if this was one tragic incident that would be a tragedy in itself. the problem is it's part of a bigger picture that the obama foreign policy is unraveling before our eyes on tv screens. >> i think it interferes with the depiction that the administration is trying to convey that al qaeda is on the wane, everything i
some romney advisers to keep the focus on the economy, some are saying romney should have a major foreign policy speech days after the debate. over the weekend, the white house was on the defensive after the friday's announcement that the deadly assault on the u.s. consulate in bengahzi was deliberate and organized. peter king of new york called on susan rice to resign as u.s. ambassador to the united nations after she initially claimed the attack on the consulate was part of the spontaneous...
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about what he wants to do on the economy. how we're going to build an economy focused on the middle class, that's what we've done through the campaign. day after day. just trying to explain to people where we've been, where we need to go, how it contrasts with our opponent. he thinks it's a clear choice for the middle class of this country. >> is this race over? >> absolutely not. >> you don't look like a guy who thinks they're going to come back and tie it in ohio? >> 3:00 i wasn't sleeping, because you worry about anything. first all there's benefit about going through this before. ups and downs, we know the news media is anxious to write the romney recovery and comeback story. we understand that first of all we're not going to win battleground states by 10, 12 points, this race is going to tighten. we've built the presidential campaign with the belief it's going to come down to a few votes in a few states, so this race is going to tighten. we've got the edge in a few battleground states and the election is happening right
about what he wants to do on the economy. how we're going to build an economy focused on the middle class, that's what we've done through the campaign. day after day. just trying to explain to people where we've been, where we need to go, how it contrasts with our opponent. he thinks it's a clear choice for the middle class of this country. >> is this race over? >> absolutely not. >> you don't look like a guy who thinks they're going to come back and tie it in ohio? >>...
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everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. lou: what's happening down in your list? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? it makes no sense. it tells me the bullet is not been taken out. it tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans don't care about as much. lou: they don't care about as much. those folks down in new orleans, implying because they're black. that the federal government, the rest of us, apparently, did not care about the folks in the once in 2005. that, of course, then senator barack obama talking on the fifth of june. in 2007, that video obviously very, very well documented. the current president's view before a mostly black audience of ministers that the country just doesn't care as much about our black citizens as we do other citizens, specifically knew well as residents. what i wanted to do tonight is but
everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. lou: what's happening down in your list? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? it makes no sense. it tells me the bullet is not been taken out. it tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans don't care about as...
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this is the obama economy. 8.1% unemployment. $6 terrell in new obama debt. 1 in 6 americans currently live in poverty in this country. 46 million americans are in need of food stamps. fewer americans are working today than when the president took office in january of '09. gas prices have soared by over 100% during his tenure. today we learn that the average household income dropped by more than 8% in the less than four years president obama's been in office. what's the president doing about all that? well, he's, of course, campaigning out there all over the country. earlier today he stopped by kent state university in ohio, a place he visited back in 2008. let's take a walk down memory lane and see what he said. >> when bill clinton was president the average family income went up $7500. $7500. since george bush has been president, it's gone down $2,000. think about that. that's a $9500 swing. $9500. that's money out of your pocket. that's money going out of this country because we're borrowing it from china to send to saudi arabia to buy oil. that's what's added $4 trillion to our def
this is the obama economy. 8.1% unemployment. $6 terrell in new obama debt. 1 in 6 americans currently live in poverty in this country. 46 million americans are in need of food stamps. fewer americans are working today than when the president took office in january of '09. gas prices have soared by over 100% during his tenure. today we learn that the average household income dropped by more than 8% in the less than four years president obama's been in office. what's the president doing about...
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what i am interested in hearing is what are thoughts about the economies around the world. there seems to be concern about europe that while there is -- we heard from the secretary of treasury that the euro will hold together. i don't get a sense that people are feeling the european economy is anywhere near coming out of recession, that we may see a long prolonged i don't know it is recession or depression. it is up to the u.s. so that makes us want to look at primarily u.s. companies. there was one counter intuitive thing i learned that apparently the move to the paperless office is endangering the forest. now they are not useful to be sold for paper but other things that will destroy theforest. i thought that was interesting. it was very counter intative. >> taking the trees down and selling it for lands or other uses. >> she was urging me to use paper. that was funny. >> you pulled out a pad and started writing. >> i really wouldn't have expected that. i think there is -- >> do you think that is why bernanke is printing all this money? trying to save the trees. >> this i
what i am interested in hearing is what are thoughts about the economies around the world. there seems to be concern about europe that while there is -- we heard from the secretary of treasury that the euro will hold together. i don't get a sense that people are feeling the european economy is anywhere near coming out of recession, that we may see a long prolonged i don't know it is recession or depression. it is up to the u.s. so that makes us want to look at primarily u.s. companies. there...
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billions in the economy. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms re a pain in mabdomen peris th wheavier annghauar if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everne. i got sick...and then i got better. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. thiis the pursuit of perfection. syou know, i've helped a t of of people save a lot mon. but day.( sfouis e l cttihegr) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. (slohuun meep? what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> i think as people look at his record and they imagine him debating obama, obama is going to laugh at him. >> that was in january talking about mitt romney fiing himself in the debate with obama. jonathan cape heart, newt gingrich thinks this is going to be easy or
billions in the economy. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms re a pain in mabdomen peris th wheavier annghauar if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everne. i got sick...and then i got better. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. thiis the pursuit of perfection. syou...
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and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground virginia both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery. romney slammed the president for the defense cuts coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get very far with heed lookers who write-off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. >> 47% people of the people -- >> the obama campaign turned romney's remarks into a devastating new ad playing the words under the faces of families and veterans. >> and they will vote for this president no matter what. so my job is not worry about those people. they should
and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground virginia both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery. romney slammed the president for the defense cuts coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it....
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he had an economy in shambles that helped that argument. here's the latest nbc news/washington journal, marist poll. in the battleground states of north carolina, nevada, new hampshire. nevada, we should note, housing crisis at its worst there. unemployment at its worst there, voters are split, though, on who's better at handling the economy. we're starting to see the trend in other swing states as well. why is this? why are voters now saying, well, you know what, despite the last four years, i think the should be could be the guy who can turn this thing around. >> well, mitt romney never effectively, at least not yet, was able to articulate a way they could turn the economy around. we still have a couple debates. i still think 38 days before the election or something like that. but mitt romney didn't make that argument. and he didn't make it in those swing states. and that's because mitt romney played defense a lot of the first half of this year. whether it was in the primaries or in may, when the primary was finally over, and the obama ca
he had an economy in shambles that helped that argument. here's the latest nbc news/washington journal, marist poll. in the battleground states of north carolina, nevada, new hampshire. nevada, we should note, housing crisis at its worst there. unemployment at its worst there, voters are split, though, on who's better at handling the economy. we're starting to see the trend in other swing states as well. why is this? why are voters now saying, well, you know what, despite the last four years, i...
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the economy is job one. we need to make sure we re-elect president obama, so we can build off the economic process we have started to see as we've turned this economy around. we need to move that forward, not go back to the policies that mitt romney is advocating that would actually hurt the economy and hurt middle class taxpayers. and there's a number of other things that we're going to be working on. we're going to continue to work on immigration reform. the president's taken some steps in the last few months. even with congress opposing him, that have allowed us to make some changes on how we handle immigration. we're going to work on that aggressively, look for partners from both sides of the aisle that are serious on making progress on these issues. but we'll continue to build off those successes in a second term. >> i'm sure you've seen this, the spoof from "saturday night live's" thursday edition this week about the high unemployment numbers. in case you didn't, take a look, take a listen. >> but thin
the economy is job one. we need to make sure we re-elect president obama, so we can build off the economic process we have started to see as we've turned this economy around. we need to move that forward, not go back to the policies that mitt romney is advocating that would actually hurt the economy and hurt middle class taxpayers. and there's a number of other things that we're going to be working on. we're going to continue to work on immigration reform. the president's taken some steps in...
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>> for middle class voters, but because he knows that will jump start the economy, gets the economy going better, and the only way to pull out of this mess is to have actual economic growth. mitt's been successful everywhere he goes. in massachusetts, they were $3 billion in the hole, and things were going bad. he turned that around, balanced the budget all four years, and, of course, he did it without raising taxes. the president's raised taxes 19 times. mitt cut taxes 19 times as governor. all i can say is that the only way we work ourselves out of the problems is by basically doing things that will spur on growth and everything that romney's talking about economically will spur on growth. neil: quickly, do you think they push back the rates, the cuts, everything, as some other guests told me? no matter who is elected in november, for another six months to sort this out? >> well, you know, one thing is i never saw the president come up with a plan other than to raise taxes on those earning over $200,000 a year. neil: six month plan, is that what seems increasingly likely? >> well, i thi
>> for middle class voters, but because he knows that will jump start the economy, gets the economy going better, and the only way to pull out of this mess is to have actual economic growth. mitt's been successful everywhere he goes. in massachusetts, they were $3 billion in the hole, and things were going bad. he turned that around, balanced the budget all four years, and, of course, he did it without raising taxes. the president's raised taxes 19 times. mitt cut taxes 19 times as...
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. >> too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck, trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office and 15 million more are on food stamps. president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> unfortunately, romney could not remember any of those lines of that script when he was trying to answer the abc news question about those heavy words. here is how the democratic national committee responded to that romney ad. >> too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. >> i like being able to fire people. >> too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck. >> i'm tell you what. 10,000 bucks? >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> the difference is my policies will make things better
. >> too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck, trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office and 15 million more are on food stamps. president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> unfortunately, romney could...
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the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more thaever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ now we need a ltle bit more... little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you havinfu doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] wel you can'teat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? oa [ anc ] huna ust the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one on one, sharing what you know. let's do it grandpa. that's why humana agents will sit down with you, to listen and understand what's important to you. 's w we help u choo thghmaedicare planunders
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everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are heing grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. eryday you see all of us serving you, around the cntry, around the corner. us bank. lou: the white house confirming that it was the target of a cyber attacks originating in china. the obama administration had not identified the source of the attack earlier. fox news not reporting eckersley to the chinese government are responsible for the breach of computers belonging to the white house military office. by the way, that includes the codes for u.s. nuclear commands. the white house's downplaying the cyber attacks saying there is no indication that any debt was removed which seems like a particular statement sends data does not have to be removed to, of course, be read and identified. back in may the pentagon struck a harsher tone saying it would consider cyber attacks acts of war. we are awaiting further comment by the white house. a new report timed it dozens of programs operation fast and furiou
everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are heing grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. eryday you see all of us serving you, around the cntry, around the corner. us bank. lou: the white house confirming that it was the target of a cyber attacks originating in china. the obama administration had not identified the source of the attack earlier. fox news not reporting eckersley to the chinese government are...
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the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> as protests continue throughout the middle east the state department issued a warning today to u.s. citizens in egypt citing that the embassy has credible information suggesting terrorist interests in targeting u.s. missionaries in egypt. joining me now congressman keith ellison a vocal advocate for continued engagement in the region despite the protests. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> where do we stand now, a lot of criticism as to how the administration responded in the initial days first saying that this was simply protests in response to the video. now clearly terrorism, defense secretary panetta said tha
the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> as protests continue throughout the middle east the...
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the economy needs manufacturing. mhines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's puttg more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy his year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real thin... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >> gregg: time for a check of headlines. european cargo ship successfully undocking from the international space station. gm recalling 41,000 cars because of potential fuel le
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he took over when this economy was in free-fall. mitt romney's argument is, we should go back to the same policies we had before. obama gets credit for having delivered, stopping the bleeding and starting to get better. revising of the new jobs created. we're doing better. the american people know it. but the real reason that mitt romney probably isn't going to win this election, no matter how well he does is, when you ask the question, does this candidate care about people like me? fwl's a 40-point gap. mitt romney can't connect. >> let me ask governor barbour about that right now, that's one of the stubborn facts in the polling of this election, so far, romney's personal favorability hasn't moved that much. >> another reason why this election doesn't need to be a popularity contest. this is about what are we going to do about the future of the country? i don't think ronald reagan won because he was a happier person. ronald reagan won because the country was in bad shape. he offered policies to get us out of that and they worked. y
he took over when this economy was in free-fall. mitt romney's argument is, we should go back to the same policies we had before. obama gets credit for having delivered, stopping the bleeding and starting to get better. revising of the new jobs created. we're doing better. the american people know it. but the real reason that mitt romney probably isn't going to win this election, no matter how well he does is, when you ask the question, does this candidate care about people like me? fwl's a...
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. >> too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. >> i like being able to fire people. >> too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. >> i'll tell you what, $10,000? >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> the difference is my policies will make things better for them. >> my job is not to worry about those 47%. they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >> i'm mitt romney and a prove this message. >> that again an ad from the d in. c mocking mr. romney's own ad w the president speaking to a crowded kent state university, the democrats strategy is clear, keep that number 47 at the top of the conversation. >> i don't believe we are going to get very far. if we have leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims. who don't take responsibility for their own lives. let me tell you, i have spent a lot of time in ohio. and i don't meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of hard-working ohioans. >> while describing the plan, the president did stum
. >> too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. >> i like being able to fire people. >> too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. >> i'll tell you what, $10,000? >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> the difference is my policies will make things better for them. >> my job is not to worry about those 47%. they should take...
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economy from washington. that has gotten him into big economic trouble. blaming the continuing economic mess on president bush is hollow and cynical. it is the president's policies now that are driving economic results. 45 months is more than enough time to reignite the powerful economic engine. more that be enough time. you can't solve all all all the problems in that time. but you can certainly gain some economic momentum it. that has not happened. here are the facts. median income for american households down about 5,000 bucks in five years. very bad. health insurance premiums up 18% in three years. and going higher under obama care. awful situation. gas prices up 106% since mr. obama took office. a complete disationer. national debt up $5.4 trillion under the president and going higher. a catastrophe and while salaries for workers are flat or down, corporate profits are up, signaling more economic imbalance in america. now, it used to be that economic steps like those would doom, doom an incumbent president. that's not happening this year. barack obam
economy from washington. that has gotten him into big economic trouble. blaming the continuing economic mess on president bush is hollow and cynical. it is the president's policies now that are driving economic results. 45 months is more than enough time to reignite the powerful economic engine. more that be enough time. you can't solve all all all the problems in that time. but you can certainly gain some economic momentum it. that has not happened. here are the facts. median income for...
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all of those things that will help create jobs as we move forward and strengthen our economy. i must say charlie i was struck by kevin's answer about the fact that once again the romney campaign says they really don't have time to discuss the specifics of their tax plan. and, you know, this is a $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy. >> we haven't heard the specifics of what the president is prepared to do in terms of spending cuts as well. >> i don't think that's true. i think if you look at the budget plan that the president has outlined, he has a $4 trillion spending cut plan that deals to make sure our tax code is fair and that those that are on the upper end of that tax code are a paying more. mitt romney's $5 trillion tax plan isn't hard to explain because of the time it's hard to explain because of the math. the math doesn't add up. $5 trillion isn't paid for and what it requires is economic studies have shown this is that mitt romney has to raise taxes on middle class people to provide people like him with a tax cut. month speaking of middle class families, median househ
all of those things that will help create jobs as we move forward and strengthen our economy. i must say charlie i was struck by kevin's answer about the fact that once again the romney campaign says they really don't have time to discuss the specifics of their tax plan. and, you know, this is a $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy. >> we haven't heard the specifics of what the president is prepared to do in terms of spending cuts as well. >> i don't think that's true. i think if you...
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i think governor romney will be focused as president on building a robust american economy. having trade and having a peace through strength foreign policy and hopefully that deters us from ending up in war. having said that, look, we're the shiny city on the hill. we've had a bipartisan consensus from president truman and president kennedy president johnson. ronald reagan. that we believe in american values and we're going to stand strong for those values. >> jennifer: for sure. and i think everybody wants to do that regardless of which party you're in. you want to stand strong for american values. but mitt romney has been saying and he continues to say that the president has been going around the world apologizing for america's values when people who have checked us out like in "the washington post," politifact said that's a four pinocchio statement. that's an utter lie. the president hasn't gone around the world apologizing. can you give me one example of when the president apologizeed? >> we've seen in cairo and we've seen even in the statement that came out of embassy c
i think governor romney will be focused as president on building a robust american economy. having trade and having a peace through strength foreign policy and hopefully that deters us from ending up in war. having said that, look, we're the shiny city on the hill. we've had a bipartisan consensus from president truman and president kennedy president johnson. ronald reagan. that we believe in american values and we're going to stand strong for those values. >> jennifer: for sure. and i...
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and you don't want the obama economy and our guy knows how to run a business and run an economy and run a state. but we are seeing that the polling is showing us, back to the polling, two-thirds of americans say things really aren't great right now but saying a year ahead, they see things looking better, the housing market, housing numbers starting to show signs of life, three months in a row, housing prices going up, data today that will show maybe some spark, notwithstanding the fiscal cliff happening in the american economy. how does that change your message for the romney campaign? >> listen, i happen to agree with the assessment about the polling that goes back to my earlier point. the polls, literally feeding this beast about polling, spending way too much time talking about it the bottom line is this. i read a headline that says obama defends his record. there is no -- i mean if you are defending a record of failure, he's failed on every level. if you hold him to account to his own -- >> people are saying the economy is starting better, they are not losing money or their hous
and you don't want the obama economy and our guy knows how to run a business and run an economy and run a state. but we are seeing that the polling is showing us, back to the polling, two-thirds of americans say things really aren't great right now but saying a year ahead, they see things looking better, the housing market, housing numbers starting to show signs of life, three months in a row, housing prices going up, data today that will show maybe some spark, notwithstanding the fiscal cliff...
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you think this is good for the economy? you think he's done -- how would you grade him on the economy? >> i would say this, this president eat done a very, very strong job of walking into a crisis and turning it around. >> sean: what's the grade? >> i would give it an "a." [laughter] i would also say as the president has said it's incomplete because we want to finish the job. so what's the president has done -- sean, you and i know this, the president walked into a mess. >> sean: so did ronald reagan. ronald reagan at this point in his presidency, 8% growth. >> we're not debating ronald reagan. we're debating obama. >> sean: reagan had a worse economy than obama inherited. he said he was inheriting it, and he said he'd fix it. he hasn't fixed it. now we see economic growth, we're heading toward a recession. it's getting worse. $6 trillion in debt, fewer americans working. 17 million more on food stamps. you say he's done a good job and you'd give him a "a." you don't believe that. you don't believe that! >> actually i do. l
you think this is good for the economy? you think he's done -- how would you grade him on the economy? >> i would say this, this president eat done a very, very strong job of walking into a crisis and turning it around. >> sean: what's the grade? >> i would give it an "a." [laughter] i would also say as the president has said it's incomplete because we want to finish the job. so what's the president has done -- sean, you and i know this, the president walked into a...
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you all say you're not happy with the economy at this point. what is different about a second term president obama than a first term? >> well, you are absolutely right. the president is not satisfied. we've come a long way from when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month in january of 2009 when he took office. we've now created five million private sector jobs. we're net positive in terms of jobs. the hole is huge, and we have to not only fill that hole, but create an economy in which the middle class has a chance, and candy, we're not going to get there by going back to the same policies we've had before. >> how are we going to get there? >> we're going to do it by responsibly dealing with these deficits while leaving money to invest and those things we need to grow -- education, research and development, clean energy technology. >> those aren't sort of specific proposals. what i'm asking you is -- >> let's talk about -- >> they haven't passed. >> 100,000 new math and science teachers. we need that to moveorward as a country. >> that's a goal tho
you all say you're not happy with the economy at this point. what is different about a second term president obama than a first term? >> well, you are absolutely right. the president is not satisfied. we've come a long way from when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month in january of 2009 when he took office. we've now created five million private sector jobs. we're net positive in terms of jobs. the hole is huge, and we have to not only fill that hole, but create an economy in which the...
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i think they've heard a lot about the economy. and they're not interested in the minutia. >> governor, let me get your take on style versus substance. and can you really coach style? i mean, maybe you can say don't look at your watch, but aren't these guys who they are by now? >> i think a lot of it comes down to whether or not the candidates look like they're comfortable in their own skin. i think the president certainly does. and it's been perhaps more difficult for governor romney because he's had to change positions a number of times throughout the campaign. >> well, that's the democratic talking point. having said that, do you think that this is -- the debates are a lot about who would you rather have a beer with? who would you like to have lunch with? >> my sense is the debate is about who has the better vision for the country's future. who really understands the challenges. who's got the right plan and who's likeliest to make it happen. >> what do you think the biggest challenge is for the president? in bloomberg, al hunt s
i think they've heard a lot about the economy. and they're not interested in the minutia. >> governor, let me get your take on style versus substance. and can you really coach style? i mean, maybe you can say don't look at your watch, but aren't these guys who they are by now? >> i think a lot of it comes down to whether or not the candidates look like they're comfortable in their own skin. i think the president certainly does. and it's been perhaps more difficult for governor...
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with an economy with a recession with all of the trouble he has been having overseas. it is surprising many people that he is ahead. we keep thinking something will happen. mitt romney seems an acceptable enough guy. he is not a great politician a national politician he seems an honorable decent enough man if people were ready to make a change they would not have trouble relying on him as a reliable change agent. we keep waiting for something to cause it to happen. that's why a lot of republicans are down cast in this state. >>> bill o'reilly went on to say if mitt romney does well like ronald reagan did against jimmy carter he can immediately become the frontrunner. all things change because of this. >> an attack left four americans dead. still a big talker this morning the white house has come under severe scrutiny for the official version of what happened. the administration originally called it a spontaneous attack. >> a whole lot of folks. >> donald rumsfeld talked to greta about. he slammed the administration for the foreign policy saying it's a failed model. >>
with an economy with a recession with all of the trouble he has been having overseas. it is surprising many people that he is ahead. we keep thinking something will happen. mitt romney seems an acceptable enough guy. he is not a great politician a national politician he seems an honorable decent enough man if people were ready to make a change they would not have trouble relying on him as a reliable change agent. we keep waiting for something to cause it to happen. that's why a lot of...
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because the economy has crashed, forcing more people to rely on government programs like unemployment and food stamps. because the baby boomers started retiring, collecting social security and medicare. and maybe because barack obama is president. >> the question we asked today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works. >> reporter: from the start, mr. obama has clearly believed government is a positive force, that expansion is not bad and that it serves to control what many consider the excesses of the free market. >> and without the hand of policy, markets can crash. the vulnerable can be exploited. >> reporter: he frequently cautions against unwarranted growth, yet the economic stimulus and the auto bailout he has sounded like another democratic president, frankly roosevelt who in the great depression insisted government must protect economic rights. >> the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. >> reporter: flash forward four decades and here comes another president with a very different view. >> gover
because the economy has crashed, forcing more people to rely on government programs like unemployment and food stamps. because the baby boomers started retiring, collecting social security and medicare. and maybe because barack obama is president. >> the question we asked today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works. >> reporter: from the start, mr. obama has clearly believed government is a positive force, that expansion is not bad and that it...
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we very much still have a crisis in our economy. one out of two americans are in poverty or living at a low income and headed towards poverty. about 25 million people are either jobless or working in jobs that do not pay living wages. there are millions of people who lost their homes, approximately 8 million. there is no end in sight to the foreclosure crisis. we have an entire generation of students who are effectively indentured servants, who are trapped in a forgiving loans and do not have the jobs to pay them back -- and for giving loans and do not have the jobs to pay them back. we very much need new solutions. what we hear from both barack obama and mitt romney are essentially a rehash of where we have been not only for the past four years, but certainly for the eight years before that. we're hearing more about deregulating business and wall street, as if we did not having a problem from that already. we're hearing more about tax breaks for the wealthy, and we've seen tax breaks continue over the past many decades across all s
we very much still have a crisis in our economy. one out of two americans are in poverty or living at a low income and headed towards poverty. about 25 million people are either jobless or working in jobs that do not pay living wages. there are millions of people who lost their homes, approximately 8 million. there is no end in sight to the foreclosure crisis. we have an entire generation of students who are effectively indentured servants, who are trapped in a forgiving loans and do not have...
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consumer spending drives 70% of the nation's economy. good news on the housing market. home prices kept their upward momentum in july in 20 major u.s. cities. on average the standard & poor kay schiller index report prices are up 1.2% thanks to more sales and fewer foreclosures. second straight year-over-year gain after two years without one. if you notice how expensive it's getting to fly. get a load of this. baggage fees are taking off with u.s. carriers hauling in more than $1.7 billion in just the first half of this year. that's the most ever. delta collected the most, nearly $430 million. airlines first started charging for the first checked bag back in 2008. since then just about all the carriers have jumped on board. what are we going to do? >> i know. >> boycott flying? >> they charge for bags, window seats, leg room. they will start charge you to use the bathroom. >> i'll pay for that. >> good point. coming up on the morning news, smart cars get the green light. so-called driverless cars move another step closer to becoming reality in california. this is the mo
consumer spending drives 70% of the nation's economy. good news on the housing market. home prices kept their upward momentum in july in 20 major u.s. cities. on average the standard & poor kay schiller index report prices are up 1.2% thanks to more sales and fewer foreclosures. second straight year-over-year gain after two years without one. if you notice how expensive it's getting to fly. get a load of this. baggage fees are taking off with u.s. carriers hauling in more than $1.7 billion...